A usable research service combines compute with supported environments, access, allocations and a route to help. The researcher experiences queue time and failures as well as execution time.
The evidence for a project includes a scientific owner, success criterion, representative input, data rights, software environment and facility constraints. A high checklist score does not resolve a missing critical item.
The Project Brief records these inputs locally and flags critical gaps separately from the overall count. Downloading a brief creates a file on your device; it does not submit a request or reserve computing capacity.
Use it in the next discussion
- Agree a useful-output and validation measure.
- Record resource ownership and support responsibilities.
- Keep unresolved critical evidence visible in the handover.
PRIMARY SOURCES · CHECKED 9 NOVEMBER 2026
Lenovo and University of Southampton HPC agreement →2026-06-22 · Announced phased research deployment; expected second phase is not evidence of completed delivery.
NERSC: job best practices →Living documentation; checked 2026-11-09 · Facility-specific operational guidance; use local site policies for actual jobs.